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2023 BMW M3 gets iDrive 8, timing unconfirmed for Australia

BMW is implementing a number of updates wideness various model lines from July 2022 for the European market, with the high-performance M3 Sedan to receive the brand’s latest infotainment technology. The

June 2022

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Mercedes-Benz G-Class EV to offer silicon battery technology

Mercedes-Benz‘s upcoming all-electric G-Class will use new, energy-dense electric vehicle shower technology that should help alimony the off-roader’s weight down. The German automaker has confirmed the electric G-Class will be optionally

June 2022

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Nissan solid-state battery plant could spawn longer-range electric ute

How does a solid-state-battery powered Nissan ute sound? Nissan has officially unveiled its prototype solid-state shower production facility at its Research Centre in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Nissan says solid-state batteries have an

June 2022

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Volvo adds Android Automotive to all models

Volvo has spoken that all its car models will be misogynist with over-the-air (OTA) software update sufficiency for the 2023 model year. The latest Volvo models to receive this functionality are

June 2022

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Volvo invests in extreme fast-charging battery startup

Volvo, going all-electric from 2030, is investing in Israeli startup StoreDot – a visitor working towards EV batteries that can take on a personal 160km of range in five minutes. The

June 2022

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Hyundai to use quantum computing for autonomous vehicles

Does quantum computing have a future in voluntary driving? Hyundai Motor has spoken it’s expanding its existing partnership with U.S. quantum computing visitor IonQ to involve a project that applies quantum

June 2022

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Hyundai Mobis brainwave tech found to help tired drivers

A driver-monitoring earpiece that reads brainwaves, ripened by top-tier OEM supplier Hyundai Mobis, has been shown to cut suburbanite drowsiness and inattentive driving in a bus trial. The Gyeonggi Research Institute

June 2022

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Two Chinese driverless robotaxi services approved in Beijing

China has officially taken the next step in its journey to a driverless robotaxi future. Two voluntary rideshare companies, Pony.ai and Baidu’s Apollo Go, have been officially tried to uncork using

May 2022